Study Material for Modern History

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The States Peoples Movements
The syllabus of Modern History include Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues, the Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.

Salient features of the content are:

Comprehensive Coverage of Modern History of GS Mains Paper I

The material is prepared keeping in mind the necessity of the Aspirants with respect to changing UPSC Pattern

GS Mains material covers traditional as well as contemporary dimensions of the topics mentioned in the syllabus

Underline sub-topics under the broader UPSC syllabus have also been covered

Answer writing practice questions alongwith Hints will be provided to help students in understanding the basic structure of the answer.

The material consists of following Chapters:

Part 1

Chapter 1: Advent of Europeans
• Decline of Mughal Empire
• Rise of Regional Politics
• India in Eighteenth Century
• Advent of Europeans
• Factors that led to conquest of India by British
• Conquest of Regional Powers
• Resistance of Indian Powers and causes of Failure
• Evolution of British Paramountcy over Princely States

Nationalism in India
• Rise of Nationalism in India
• Social basis of Indian Nationalism
• Rise and Growth of Indian National Congress
• Policies and Programmes of Early Nationalists
• Role of Literature and News-media in Freedom Struggle
v Intensification of Nationalist Movement
• Home Rule League
• Militants and Revolutionaries
• Gadar Movement

Chapter 2: Struggle by the Masses
• Trade Union Movement in India
• Peasant Movements in Modern India
• The States People’s Movements
• Socialists and Left Bloc in Congress
• Indian National Army
• Naval Mutiny of 1946

Chapter 3: Social Reforms
• Regeneration, Reform and Renaissance in India
• Social Reformers in India
• Role of Reformers
• Nature and Limitation of 19th Century Renaissance
• Caste Movements